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English
Etymology
From Latin , from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable.
Noun
parabole (countable and uncountable, plural parabolae or parabolai)
- (rhetoric) Obsolete spelling of parable.
Langley,
A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, , Doncaster: Printed by C. White, Baxter-Gate,
→OCLC,
page 18:
Parabole, to illustrate a thing, compares;
Like, as, so, thus, such, are the signs it bears.]
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).
Noun
parabole f (plural paraboles)
- (geometry) parabola
- Coordinate term: hyperbole
- dish (antenna)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old French parabole, borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parole, which was inherited.
Noun
parabole f (plural paraboles)
- (literature) parable
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈra.bo.le/
- Rhymes: -abole
- Hyphenation: pa‧rà‧bo‧le
Noun
parabole f
- plural of parabola
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
parabole m
- vocative singular of parabolus
Middle English
Noun
parabole
- Alternative form of parable
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Compare parole.
Noun
parabole oblique singular, f (oblique plural paraboles, nominative singular parabole, nominative plural paraboles)
- parable
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.raˈbɔ.lɛ/
- Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
- Syllabification: pa‧ra‧bo‧le
Noun
parabole f pl
- nominative plural of parabola
- accusative plural of parabola
- vocative plural of parabola